The Hokuto Bank Ltd
北都銀行

Company type	closed-stock company
Industry	Banking financial services
Predecessor	Masuda Bank (March 3, 1895)
Founded	Yokote, Akita, Japan
Headquarters	Akita, Japan (1993)
Number of locations	82
Area served	Tōhoku region, Japan
Key people	Satoru Machida (Chairman), Eikichi Saito (President)
Products	Retail Banking Payday advance Mortgages Consumer Finance Investment Banking
Number of employees	1711
Website	Hokuto Bank homepage

The Hokuto Bank (株式会社北都銀行, Kabushiki Kaisha Hokuto Ginkō) is a Japanese bank that is headquartered in Akita, Akita prefecture. The bulk of the bank's business is in Akita prefecture, although it does operate branches in regional cities such as Morioka and Sendai, as well as a branch in Tokyo. The bank's largest stakeholder is the Yamagata Prefecture-based FIDEA Holdings Co., Ltd, which currently controls 100 percent of the company stock.

Profile

Deposit Balance: Approximately 1.114 trillion yen

Employees: 1,177

Branches: 82 (79 domestic, 3 overseas)

SWIFT code: HOKBJPJT

President: Eikichi Saito (from June 2008)

Membership: Regional Banks Association of Japan

History

The forerunner to the Hokuto Bank was the Masuda Bank, established in Yokote, Akita Prefecture in 1895. Although the Masuda Bank merged with several other banks throughout the first half of the 1900s, it changed its name to its present form in 1993 when it merged with the Akita Akebono Bank. At the time of the merger, the name Komachi Bank was floated as a possible name, but was ultimately turned down in favor of the current form. The bank has gradually diversified its range of financial services, and began to offer insurance in 2002. In the early 2000s, the Hokuto Bank was involved numerous scandals, including embezzlement charges. This prompted the Japanese Financial Services Agency to request a plan to improve its governance. As a result, the Hokuto Bank has launched a series of initiatives, entitled Believe and, more recently, Breakthrough, to improve its governance.

Hokuto Bank SC

Hokuto Bank SC

Nikaho Green Field
Ground	Nikaho Green Field Akita Prefectural Central Park Playing Field Space Project Field Akita Prefecture Football Centre
Capacity	4,430 16,500 730
Coordinates	39°42′59″N 140°07′5″E / 39.71639°N 140.11806°E / 39.71639; 140.11806
Chairman	Motonori Ito
Manager	Kakuo Oikawa
League	Tohoku Soccer League D2N
Home colours Away colours

Hokuto Bank Soccer Club (北都銀行サッカー部, Hokuto Ginko Sakka-bu) is a Japanese football club based in Akita Prefecture. They play in the Tohoku Soccer League. Their team colour is yellow.^[1]

League record

Honours

• Tohoku Soccer League D2 North:
  • Champions (2): 2000, 2002
• Akita Prefecture League:
  • Champions (5): 1999, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2016